30 June 1961 - The Black Vault

for the 65931.
Undc:L a r.,emorandum of t.n.ders ta!"',dlng 'r::eti':een the
commanders of the A£FTC and SSD, the 6593d was attached to the
AFFTC for administrative and logistic support.*
In other action, both the Directorate of Rocket Fr-0pilldon
a l"-:~
the US.t.F Expc:d,ilental Flight Test Pilot School lost their
rna.lntenance and shop fabrication runc tions on 15 Janua].'~r 1961
\.Ihen the 6515th ~:aintenanoe
Group adopted the provisions of API';!
66_1. 52 In accordance \'l1th the AFf.1J
Headquarters 65l'5th f.;ainter.an·:;0
Group assumed responsibility for all ro~1ntenance
and shop fabrication
activity at the fIFFTC, Ed"Jards ;lFB, and £1 Centro.
COIl)JTlB.nd (1 ,January =
30 June _1961)
As previously notect J
Brlgadler General John YI. Carpenter III
assumed. cd!TlIT\S!nc;l of the AFFTC on 2 I-larch 1959.
He was promot e d
to frJ8jor General on 7 i'iarch 1961** and departed the Center 13
Jtme for HeSidquarter~
USAF where he t...as slated to be-;ome Deputy
D1rec tor C)f Plans.
Colonel Paul C. Ashworth J
USAF, the APFTC deputy coamanap.r
since 23 June 1958, assumed cOITL'3and of the AFPrC upon .517.:
dIfferent occasions during temporary absence~ of' N